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Spending spree Jessica Shepherd has been finding out what the coalition's 32 new academies plan to do with the extra dosh they get along with their new status. Musical instruments and sports facilities are top of their shopping lists. Councils aren't happy because they say it's money that used to be spent on vulnerable children.

Quote of the week

"I went to give a talk at my old school and the girls were all doing 'likes' and 'innits?' and 'it aint's', which drives me insane. I told them, 'Don't do it because it makes you sound stupid and you're not stupid.' There is the necessity to have two languages – one you use with your mates and the other that you need in any official capacity. Or you're going to sound like a knob."

What you said

"A huge thank you for this article.Like you I discovered some time back that, while I am a Christian and believe in the redeeming power of God, organised religion as it currently stands is all about being an exclusive club that looks down on outsiders and lives by rules that are distinctly un-Christian.The good news is you can believe in God without having to join one of the clubs. After all He doesn't care one way or the other."

It's well worth taking a look at the rest of the debate that this article provoked.